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Blood on the Deck! (And Other Grand Adventures!) / Re: Headed to Sekui for salmon and Halibut
« on: September 05, 2024, 03:53:53 PM »Awesome! Can't wait for pix! Have a great time!
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Awesome! Can't wait for pix! Have a great time!
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Electrical suggestions
« on: August 27, 2024, 06:45:59 AM »It's not the worst thing under the sun to have a hole for conduit hiding under a shelf or gunnel ... that went unused. You may need the access for something, someday.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA28 in Bakersfield California
« on: August 25, 2024, 07:48:58 PM »Are you going to put a little bilge pump under the cuddy sole? Boats tend to trim bow-down when you have a couple of people up front sleeping overnight ... otherwise, just plug all water routes forward before you hit the rack.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Electrical suggestions
« on: August 24, 2024, 12:15:16 PM »"current idea" for wire runs ... pardon the pun?
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Announcements / Prices to increase on September 1st, 2024
« on: August 17, 2024, 07:23:32 AM »
FYI - Plans prices will be going up on September 1st: Study plans will stay at $5. Downloadable (only) plans will be raised to $145. Printed plans will be raised to $295 ($395 for internationally-shipped plans). NEW orders of downloadable plans will also now include the Kodiak Addendum, but the Kodiak Addendum will continue to be available for the same price - $25. These changes reflect our increasing costs of production and shipping.
If you are a current owner of downloadable (only) plans and want the Kodiak Addendum, it is still a separate purchase for you. NEW orders of download-only plans are at a higher price and will include the Kodiak Addendum (as of September 1st, 2024).
As always ... thanks!!
Brian
If you are a current owner of downloadable (only) plans and want the Kodiak Addendum, it is still a separate purchase for you. NEW orders of download-only plans are at a higher price and will include the Kodiak Addendum (as of September 1st, 2024).
As always ... thanks!!
Brian
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Blood on the Deck! (And Other Grand Adventures!) / Re: Cohos off of Yakobi
« on: August 16, 2024, 12:54:20 PM »<snip>
Brian, Having worked on a bunch of these boats and owned mine now for 6 years, I have some optimizations I've been thinking of too. Let's talk this winter!
Sure thing ... whenever
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Blood on the Deck! (And Other Grand Adventures!) / Re: Cohos off of Yakobi
« on: August 16, 2024, 07:28:21 AM »Thank you for the kind words, Lindy! Hope to meet you some day! People livin' the dream and owning their own dream boat is what motivates me to continue. I'm hoping to retire between December and February or so ... and task #1 after that is to do a Gen-II version of the Great Alaskan. I'm going to optimize around a 28' standard and 30' Kodiak (instead of 26' and 28' respectively), and around how the majority of people use these boats ... the changes will be small, and final on this design, but I want to do it... sorta put the polish on, maybe gain some efficiency of the boat and also increase flexibility in the boat's layout etc.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: 13 Bananas New Jersey Kodiak
« on: August 08, 2024, 04:41:41 PM »
That's a great way to add fish hold(s) ... pushing fuel tanks too far forward to make room for a fish hold in the center area can affect trim ... using the side areas, especially if you raised the cockpit deck, is a good idea.
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Great Alaskan FAQ / Re: Electrical design by Dan Boccia <- Read this!
« on: August 08, 2024, 07:25:42 AM »
More from Dan:
"There are two good solutions to selecting a battery for the anchor winch:
1. Use a lithium battery with a robust BMS. Most anchor winches for boats our size have around 100A continuous motors. In use I rarely see above 40-50A continuous, but the inrush current when you first start the winch is what challenges the BMS. This can be up around 300A or so. If you have a house battery system of 300-400A, you can find 150-200 AH lithium batteries that have 150A continuous rating which should work fine (2 batteries in parallel). Epoch, Lion, and others have them (they're more expensive than the budget lithium batteries)
2. My favorite way is to install an Odyssey Extreme AGM start battery and also run the winch from it. This is a TPPL AGM battery that is capable of very high current loads. This is what is specified by many bow thruster installers. The duration of the winch pull is relatively short so in terms of amp-hours, it will only discharge the battery minimally. I've built a couple of boats out this way and the owners report trouble-free use so far.
I would strongly encourage avoiding a 3rd battery bank - this will just lead to inefficiencies in your charging system and unnecessary complexity, extra equipment, and weight."
"There are two good solutions to selecting a battery for the anchor winch:
1. Use a lithium battery with a robust BMS. Most anchor winches for boats our size have around 100A continuous motors. In use I rarely see above 40-50A continuous, but the inrush current when you first start the winch is what challenges the BMS. This can be up around 300A or so. If you have a house battery system of 300-400A, you can find 150-200 AH lithium batteries that have 150A continuous rating which should work fine (2 batteries in parallel). Epoch, Lion, and others have them (they're more expensive than the budget lithium batteries)
2. My favorite way is to install an Odyssey Extreme AGM start battery and also run the winch from it. This is a TPPL AGM battery that is capable of very high current loads. This is what is specified by many bow thruster installers. The duration of the winch pull is relatively short so in terms of amp-hours, it will only discharge the battery minimally. I've built a couple of boats out this way and the owners report trouble-free use so far.
I would strongly encourage avoiding a 3rd battery bank - this will just lead to inefficiencies in your charging system and unnecessary complexity, extra equipment, and weight."
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Boat Building Tools / Re: Epoxy Mixing Cart
« on: August 01, 2024, 04:03:32 PM »Hey Brian,
Did you ever complete this?
Nope ... more or less canned the idea. No spare time ... low priority
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA28 in Bakersfield California
« on: July 29, 2024, 07:31:32 AM »Thanks for all the information everyone. This site is so useful during the build because I can get opinions and options from people who have already done the same thing.
Still haven't been working much on the building. I have managed to work through BoatHowTo's Boat Electrics 101 course and have been working with their Boat Electrics Planner spreadsheet. I am working on some initial plans and circuit diagram. I am sure there are things that will need to be added, but it is a good start. Wish I could be doing the physical building part but the mental planning side is important too.
I did manage to do a little fishing. Hit San Francisco Bay and caught some striper on light spinning gear. That is a lot of fun. It got a little choppy as we headed in. The boat was a center console so we got a little wet. It made me really glad to be building the Great Alaskan. Having a pilot house and some nice spray rails would have been good that day.
All good and you're having fun ... I might take that 101 course and try out the planner too!
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Electrical suggestions
« on: July 26, 2024, 07:01:50 AM »
... I added Dan's comments above to the FAQ question on electrical design ... yes, I noticed that the circuit diagram links are broken, but I'll fix that soon ... busy today and next week, so maybe a week from this weekend.
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Great Alaskan FAQ / Re: Electrical design by Dan Boccia <- Read this!
« on: July 24, 2024, 06:58:57 AM »
Study materials and electrical references from Dan Boccia:
"After building my boat, I had several requests to wire other boats. I finally gave in and have now wired 4 boats from bare hull to completion and upgraded/worked on several others, and that includes doing basically all the systems on several of these boats, taking them from bare hull to completion, electronics, engine rigging, hydraulics, electric steering, etc.
There is no doubt that the best reference available is Nigel Calder's "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual". Parallel to that, the online training at boathowto.com is first rate - I've taken all the basic and advanced training. Nigel is again very instrumental in this training. Additionally, for more practical applications of the theories (you need both!), all the articles at MarineHowTo.com are excellent (especially the help with what tools to purchase), and joining the Facebook group "Boat Electrical Systems" (which is highly monitored by the admins and rarely spins out of control, unlike many FB groups), which I have learned a TON from. That's pretty much the list. If you plan to have an AC system of any kind on board, I encourage you to be especially diligent to learn all about how to design it properly before purchasing or planning anything. Happy studying!"
"After building my boat, I had several requests to wire other boats. I finally gave in and have now wired 4 boats from bare hull to completion and upgraded/worked on several others, and that includes doing basically all the systems on several of these boats, taking them from bare hull to completion, electronics, engine rigging, hydraulics, electric steering, etc.
There is no doubt that the best reference available is Nigel Calder's "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual". Parallel to that, the online training at boathowto.com is first rate - I've taken all the basic and advanced training. Nigel is again very instrumental in this training. Additionally, for more practical applications of the theories (you need both!), all the articles at MarineHowTo.com are excellent (especially the help with what tools to purchase), and joining the Facebook group "Boat Electrical Systems" (which is highly monitored by the admins and rarely spins out of control, unlike many FB groups), which I have learned a TON from. That's pretty much the list. If you plan to have an AC system of any kind on board, I encourage you to be especially diligent to learn all about how to design it properly before purchasing or planning anything. Happy studying!"
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA28 in Bakersfield California
« on: July 10, 2024, 07:15:23 AM »I see your points. However it should be noted that I added 4 inches to the sides of my boat. I added a section of lvl to the tops of the stringers as described in the plans. There was no loss of strength in this particular install.
That's good, and when the deck is glued down on top of the stringers, that'll help too.
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Boat Systems - Electrical, Electronics, Motors, Plumbing & Tankage etc / Re: Solar Generator Anker F2600
« on: July 02, 2024, 03:27:20 PM »... Good to know, and a good thing to keep in mind when designing your layout.